The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-04-07

ping ten PAGES back, and catching a
rope hanging before the stable en-
trance she commences to ascend slow
IL and easiiy-hand over hand.
Now she is upon her wire, leaning
against the double ropes which form
the termination Of the apparatus. A
moment she remains thus, smiling
down upon the sea of faces watching
her from below Then she puts one
foot forward, and strokes the wire with
the sole Of her slipper. In another mo-
ment she viii begin.
In the middle of the arena three
clowns are performing a series of tum-
bIinE feats. At each somersault all fall
upon their feet at precisely the same
time. Two have tunbled head over
heels, as far as the entry-seeming at
ever moment to dIslocate themselves
putting their grotesquely painted
faces between their legs. The third
one stands still, looking up at the rope
dancer as she makes her first step.
WHAT is ne GOING TO do? Something
extremely absurd, no doubt. No use
looking up there. old fellow: her smiles
are not for youi
Mario seems to be very cOnscien-
tious fellow. No one is looking al
him; but ne goes OH with his perform
ance all the same Now he is there in
the middle Of the arena trembling in
every limb. What a farce. She is the
one who is doing the dangerous feats,
and he is the one who does the trem-
bIinc, But that is old. nv friend-a
plaved out SORT of farce.-one would
have evnectad sometime better from a
cln,yn nj surh widasnread renntation.
Besides. vou don't even vary YOUR per-
fornancel Everybodv's had enough
of it. What fun is there. Won great
ino nm vour arms as if she was ooino.
to falip' That sort of comedy doesn t
interest eyerybody-
..Oh"'
Ono soro,,,, Of foor h,,,s+s from five
tbons.,,d tbraat. .s;,,,,,Itanoorsi,, An
If sudden the iron vino has Snanned
nnder the dancers feet. and she falls
tprnino over and over in her fall.
The whole audience rises un-men
ord ,,-o,,,o,, oil ,,-bi+o ,,i+b foor
A. +ho sa,1o n,or,o,,+ tho 1ro,,,o, ond
tho cIou-n rnIi on tho eond +ooatbar
Ry > n,iracIa of stranrtb and onickness
Mario has canght Miss Dora in his
aI.,nsi
n, ,,., t,,,41, 1;ftol ,,,, o,,a ,,,,,;od
ont Miss Dora if is fonnd
Nv, ,aai,oa -, % =, =, - fain+od ~
from tho shock Bnt the man who
,,.,l',,-l,t .I,a+ ,,,;rooIa NJ Tho olou,r
! IesS Innl-T XIV brotan arm "a and dis, 3,
iocared sbnn,der " 81 " ~
..Ha is snoiIed for tho business for
roodr, said +ba ,nanaTor of the cir
cns ~
Two davs Inter Miss Dora was seat
ed bv the bedside of her former adorer.
Poor Mario, How do Won find
ro,,rsaIf to-,;,y9,,
..Sn % ;, ans,-arod +bo s,,ffaro,. with
= roaIonchoIy smiIn
Il owe Won my life. Mario. and TIL
never forGet Won for il, -
..Obr, eoii tho ,,onpo man with o
sudden brimbt,ass Of homo in his owes
s';lI Won ~ ,.'1 ,,o % ,ai ,o" -, - 'i'' "
..Ycs. bnt nof-as Won want me- 70.
Now Nario don't lot ne +oIly anv more
nonsense, | want TO tell Won about
sometbino eIse Did vou lear what
they have fornd outp','
M ;,
..WoiI the wire was cut ;,
..Ahm'
And the ouiltv partv has been ar.
rested"
Guilty party! Who's that?'
The head property-man. You know
that fool | had to put out of the dress.
ino-room one nioht2"
! ..Him,-he never did it-never in
the worIdr'
..How do Won kpowp Thev have ar.
rested him and all the nroofs are
orains+ him ),
Tbrre was silence for a moment and
Mario's face became sinoularlv con.
| tracted. He seemed to be STRUGGLING
with some stronr impulse. Then he
said all at once in = husky voice.